. M I N U S I N D U S T R I E S .: 2010

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Welcome to the Family

UPDATE (December 12, 2010): THANK YOU! This event was a huge success for me and I look forward to doing many more in the future. I am looking forward to March 2011 when my new family, The Handmade Mafia, gets going again. I hope to have a growing and continuing roll in the families development in 2011.

Stay tuned for more great ideas and new projects in 2011. I am aiming to make my presence felt on the craft and art scene.

For those of you who purchased pieces at yesterdays or past events I would love to see pictures of my art in your homes. Send them to me at lonwenger@hotmail.com and I'll feature them on this very website!

Thanks again for everything. I love you!

-Lon

"Our guns contain glue, we make crafts not war, and we always know a "good thing" when we see it" - The Handmade Mafia

Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness. One of my life long ambitions finally came true last evening. I've joined a gang... of CRAFTERS! I wasn't sure if I would be good or experienced enough but they've welcomed me to "the family" with open arms. That's right! I've been accepted into the wonderfully infamous Handmade Mafia. To learn more about my awesome new family you can check them out and join their group at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=85089515560

My very first craft sale with them will be Saturday, December 11, 2010 at the Strathcona Baptist Church (8318-104 St.). It runs from 10AM to 4PM. There will be a wide variety of crafters with their goodies for sale there as well as at Orange Hall (10335-84 Ave).

I am so excited to be a part of the Handmade Mafia! I will have a table full of magnets, greeting cards, and art. There will be some exclusive Holiday greeting card packs that will only be available on Saturday. $10 for 10 cards! I will also have plenty of more specials and exclusives just for this event. So come and start, finish, or complete your Christmas shopping and meet my beautiful new family!

-Lon

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

News

I just wanted to keep you informed with a bunch of events that I have coming up in the near future.

November 21, 2010 - A Nightmare for Christmas

I will have some work on show and for sale at this event put on by the fine folks at Atomic Zombie Tattoo Studio. You can find out more about the event here:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128727963845176

November 27, 2010 - Enchant

I will have some work on show and for sale at this event put on by the fine folks at City Centre Church. You can find out more about the event here:

http://www.citycentrechurch.com/ccc-art-show

December 4, 2010 - Artists Market

I will have some work on show and for sale at this event put on by the fine folks at Expressionz Cafe. You can find out more about the event here:

http://www.expressionzcafe.com/calendar.html

Monday, November 8, 2010

Inside Job (See Magazine 11-11-2010)

I was approached by my friends at See Magazine to do my second cover for them. This one was for the movie Inside Job. The movie is about how deregulation and politics caused the financial crisis in the States. The image depicts a ventriloquist dummy looking Obama and a fat cat banker exchanging money amongst the towering buildings of Wall Street. In the distance Air Force One is taking off. I am really happy with how this one turned out. For more information on the movie and to read the article go to http://www.seemagazine.com/

Global Visions Film Festival

Hot off the heels of my showing at the Whyte Avenue Art Walk in July, I was approached by the good folks at Global Visions Film Festival to create a series of three images to be used for this year’s upcoming documentary film festival, REAL. LIFE. FILMS. They had seen my work in this years Art Walk booklet and felt that my street art inspired spray stencil aesthetic worked for the imagery that they were trying to create for this year’s fest. Working from photos, one image was used to capture each aspect of the film fest. REAL=Agrarian LIFE=Protest FILMS=Hope. I created all the images with multi layered stencils and spray paint on cardboard. You can expect to see the images on this year’s festival posters, programs, and website. The festival runs November 11-14. I really pushed myself on these and am really happy with how the stencils turned out. The feedback on them has been really great. You can find out more about the Global Visions Film Festival at http://www.globalvisionsfestival.com/

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Tj & Meagan

Thursday, August 26, 2010

The Future of Education (See Magazine 08-26-2010)

I was approached by See Magazine to do a couple more editorial illustrations and this time I got the cover! YAY! This was my second time working with See and I was very happy to do it. Hopefully this is the start of a beautiful friendship. The cover reflects a child's anticipation and excitement about the first day of school. The illustration accompanying the article shows the same child grown up in a atlas like pose struggling to deal with the problems of the world. I am very happy with how these turned out and I am looking forward to working with See again in the (hopefully) very near future. You can view the article here: http://www.seemagazine.com/article/news/news-main/reinventing-albertas-advantage-4568/

Friday, July 23, 2010

Green Jobs (See Magazine 07-08-2010)

This is an editorial illustration that I did for the July 8, 2010 issue of See Magazine. The article is about Green Jobs and can be viewed here: http://www.seemagazine.com/article/news/news-main/green-jobs-4425/ As with most of my work, I tried to present an unbiased opinion that represents both sides of the article while still leaving the illustration open to interpretation.

Pricing

I still have work available from the Whyte Avenue Art Walk and I am creating new pieces all of the time. If you see something that you have to have or there is something that you would like me to make for you then please get in touch. I would love to have my art in your home and would be honored if you entrusted me to create something for you.